Michael Arrington issues an ultimatum to his new employer: "We've proposed two options to Aol.

1. Reaffirmation of the editorial independence promised at the time of acquisition. Given the current circumstances, that means autonomy from Huffington Post, unfettered editorial independence and a blanket right to editorial self determination. To put it simply, TechCrunch would stay with Aol but would be independent of the Huffington Post.

"How long is a link "alive" before people stop caring? Does it matter what kind of content it is, or where you shared it? At bitly we see a lot of links, and while every link is special, we're learning a few general principles that we can share."Let's take a look at one particular story - Baby otter befriended by orphaned kittens - which was first shared by StylistMagazine on Facebook on Tuesday at 7:12am."

Jeez, could they have possibly picked a link that wasn't going to be retweeted everywhere? Short of picking one about aliens landing, this is probably the tweet with the maximum possible life *anywhere*.

From late August, but still relevant: "South Korea's LG Electronics hasn't been so smart with its smartphone business. Its mobile phone division has suffered five consecutive quarterly losses, cutthroat competition is pressuring it to overhaul the business and its shares have plummeted."The money-losing phone unit has also been a major value destroyer for LG shareholders. LG's market value is only $7.5bn, roughly one-third that of global rivals HTC Corp and Nokia, even though it also has sizeable TV and home appliances divisions."

Frank Shaw, Microsoft's head of PR: "over the years some of the great experiences first delivered on a PC have been extended to smartphones, internet companions, tablets and, yes, even our cars. Today, the PC and these companion devices are all nodes on the network, connecting to cloud-based services to deliver real-time stock quotes, sports scores, and other updates we can't imagine living without."I'll be the first to admit that these new "non-PC" objects do a great job at enabling people to communicate and consume in innovative and interesting ways. That's not surprising, because they were expressly designed for that purpose. But even their most ardent admirers will not assert that they are as good as PCs at the first two verbs, create and collaborate. And that's why one should take any reports of the death of the PC with a rather large grain of salt."

Interesting interview with a longtime Anonymous watcher: "I think [Anonymous] will have a lasting effect. The power of Anonymous to generate media attention to a certain idea is way more powerful than their actual attacks. I think people will look back on the Anonymous era and see it more than just a way to generate interest and outrage around a certain social phenomenon or social injustice than the hacks that they are currently known for."